Big number for the day -- domestic airline traffic in 2022 was still 8 percent below its all-time peak in 2019. International traffic still down 11 percent. (H/T to @transportstats)

Inbox: CSX Corp. proxy statement shows the railroad company missed its goals for reducing train accidents and worker injuries. Execs still got bonuses because they beat their financial goals.

TRAGEDY should be the headline, not "EXCLUSIVE," unless you enjoy PREENING at others' expense.

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Wow. ProPublica has the details about a Dallas billionaire funding Clarence Thomas's luxury travel. propublica.org/article/claren…

Wow. . .

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Bad news here -- 363 reporters jailed in 28 countries worldwide in 2022. “We are clearly in a decisive decade for the future of journalism,” says head of Reporters Without Borders wsj.com/articles/a-rec…

We're still bargaining for things like just cause and fair raises — and we know they're worth fighting for.